Catholic Theological Union

Catholic Theological Union
Latin: Unio Catholica Theologica[citation needed]
MottoPreparing effective leaders for the Church, ready to witness to Christ's good news of justice, love, and peace.
TypePrivate graduate school of theology
Established1968
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Academic affiliations
Association of Chicago Theological Schools (ACTS), The Association of Theological Schools (ATS), DePaul University, Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, McCormick Theological Seminary, University of Chicago Divinity School
Endowment$41.7 million (FY23)[1]
PresidentBarbara E. Reid, O.P.
DeanFerdinand Okorie, C.M.F.
Academic staff
16 full-time, 20 full-time equivalent[2]
Administrative staff
42[3]
Postgraduates193, 127 full-time equivalent[4]
Location, ,
United States
CampusUrban
Websitewww.ctu.edu

Catholic Theological Union (CTU) is a Catholic graduate school of theology in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the largest Catholic graduate schools of theology in the English-speaking world and trains men and women for lay and ordained ministry within the Catholic Church.[5] CTU is run and staffed by religious and lay men and women. International students constitute nearly one third of the student body.[6]

  1. ^ "2023 - 2024 Annual Data Tables". The Association of Theological Schools. 2023–2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023 - 2024 Annual Data Tables". The Association of Theological Schools. 2023–2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "Directory". Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023 - 2024 Annual Data Tables". The Association of Theological Schools. 2023–2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "Living our witness in the world". Archived from the original on 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  6. ^ "We answered the call". Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2020-06-17.